Total Crime Rate
80.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Longley Avenue West area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 748th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Longley Avenue West (S5 8WE) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% lower than the Burngreave average (183.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Longley Avenue West (S5 8WE), the main crime hotspot is near Musgrave Place. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrie Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Musgrave Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longley Avenue West | — |
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